Van Dusen v. Barrack explained

Litigants:Van Dusen v. Barrack
Arguedatea:January 8
Arguedateb:9
Argueyear:1964
Decidedate:March 30
Decideyear:1964
Fullname:Van Dusen, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Barrack, Administratrix, et al.
Usvol:376
Uspage:612
Parallelcitations:84 S. Ct. 805; 11 L. Ed. 2d 945; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1537
Majority:Goldberg
Joinmajority:Warren, Douglas, Clark, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White
Concurrence:Black

Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when a case is transferred from a federal court in one state to a federal court in another, the choice of law should be that of the state in which the case was originally filed.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Yeazell, S.C. Civil Procedure, Seventh Edition. Aspen Publishers, New York, NY: 2008, p. 231